WANTED: Bony is attracting interest from Everton after a superb debut campaign for Swansea [GETTY]

Everton, as revealed by Starsport last month, are lining up a £15m move for the Ivory Coast international as a replacement for Romelu Lukaku, who is unlikely to make his loan move from Chelsea permanent.

Bony has enjoyed a sensational debut campaign in England following his big-money summer move from Vitesse Arnhem, netting 20 times in all competitions for the Swans.

Injury to Spanish ace Michu this season has seen the 25-year-old heavily relied upon and, despite conceding that Bony will be a target for many clubs, Monk made his determination to keep him at the club clear.

STAR MAN: Monk wants to build a team around the Ivory Coast international [GETTY]

“Wilf is a Swansea player and we want him here”

Swansea manager Garry Monk

"We want to build a team around him," the Swansea boss said.

"It may be that there is interest, but you could say that about players in every team," Monk said.

"Wilf is a Swansea player and we want him here. He is an important player for us, and I think he has got a good relationship with our crowd now, too.

"They have warmed to him, and he is really enjoying his time with us.

"We want him as part of our future. We want to build a team around him and players like him, and the good thing is that we are not a selling club.

"We want as many of our players to go to the World Cup as possible. I hope Wilf goes out there, does really well and then comes back here full of confidence."